Patrick Vieira Quotes

You can feel up, you can feel down, and you have to keep your emotions kind of somewhere to be focused on the next ball.

I try to keep myself in what I'm doing and focused on character stuff, as opposed to getting wrapped up in worrying or being nervous. It won't benefit me, in any way, to focus on that.

We try not to let pressure get into our heads and play the way we usually do.

I've just got to keep a balanced head and stay focused.

I just try to play with more focus on myself; I don't worry too much about the other things that maybe gave me too much pressure in the past.

The biggest thing I tell the boys is control the heartbeat. It's hard to do, but we've gotta be able to control the heartbeat in big moments because it goes really quick. So just stay in that moment and focus on the moment, don't get ahead of yourselves, and just play the game that we've been playing all year.

As a player, you just want to focus on controlling the controllables.

I get quite stroppy if I lose - but I've developed skills with a mind coach to help deal with the highs and lows of tennis at this level.

We talk to our players all the time, 'Just control what you can control.' It's no different in life.

I definitely think when I'm feeling super down or having tantrums or not able to participate in any activities, I have to control myself. I have to tell myself, 'No, focus, focus, focus, do this, do this, do this.' Instead of shutting down, I encourage myself to think positively and move towards the light.

I focus on each leg and not what the score is.

That was just my own personal program: I didn't want to get too high over the good moments because I didn't want to be saddened and depressed when things didn't go as I had planned.

Sometimes in the past when I played something might make me lose focus, or I would go home after a game where I thought I could have played better and I would let it hang over my head for a long time when it shouldn't.

The key to winning is poise under stress.

The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance.

I don't think about the press or the crowds or the other leaders of the race. The focus is only on myself. As soon as I see the targets, I tune them out.

It is a challenge at times, but trying to stay centered and balanced helps me keep things in perspective.

Actually the adrenaline of the game will probably help me out a little bit to regain command and concentration about the things that I have to do.

Mistakes and pressure are inevitable; the secret to getting past them is to stay calm.

When I got to match point in the final I was afraid I'd be a little nervous, but I just said, You have to stay focused, just think about what you have to do.

I try to focus on the stuff that I can control and let go of the other stuff.

You have to make sacrifices. You have to work out, to be relaxed in your mind, to focus on what you're doing.

Over the course of the game, you can't let negativity get in your head. Any time a guy playing negative upon emotion, it's not going to be a great day.

Anybody can play decent golf like me, but people trip on their own minds. They need to create a little distance between what they think and what they do.

That's what helped me be successful is staying as calm as possible.